Software Engineer Graduates 2020, Smarkets

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React

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

React Native

Python

Kafka

Postgres

C++

Rust

Flask

Grafana

Entry level

Peer-to-peer trading on sporting and political events

Job no longer available

Peer-to-peer trading on sporting and political events

101-200 employees

FintechB2CTradingGamblingSports

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

React

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

React Native

Python

Kafka

Postgres

C++

Rust

Flask

Grafana

Entry level

101-200 employees

FintechB2CTradingGamblingSports

Company mission

Smarkets is a peer-to-peer exchange platform for betting and trading on sport and politics.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

You have a strong background in Computer Science, with a good understanding of software design, data structures, and algorithms
You are capable of writing well tested and maintainable code that integrates with an existing software system

Desirable

Familiarity with Python 3, C++, React Native, or Rust is a plus, but not a must
Experience with any other technologies in our stack (Kafka, Postgres, Flask, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Grafana)
You have some personal projects or open source contributions to show off on your GitHub
An interest in sports, politics, finance or betting

What the job involves

As a company we use a range of modern computing languages and tools which have been conceptualised and implemented by the engineering group - Kubernetes, React, React Native, Rust, C++17 & Python to name a few
Ultimately our culture has been responsible for the work the engineering staff have achieved
We aim to have a relaxed and collaborative working environment to solve the challenging problems that we face
In-house chefs, transparent salaries and monthly parties are some of the highlights of being a Smarketeer
The Smarkets platform is used by more than 25k users daily through the App, Website or REST API
We are continuously developing new features for all of these platforms or in the backend, to improve performance, scalability and usability

Our take

Betfair has been the predominant exchange for betting over the last decade. However, Smarkets is catching up with their peer-to- peer book and trades.

It offers a much lower commission than Betfair (2% vs 5%). They have also recently launched both Android and Apple apps, tapping into the trend for mobile betting. Smarkets uniqueness is in its tech-heavy focus on the product and prices.

While Smarkets accounts for about 5% of the UK betting market, it has never endorsed bold advertising campaigns preferred by most of its competitors. However, they have seen continued year-on-year growth for the past few years.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

20% female employees

12% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (2.8)

Trustpilot (3.4)

Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Feb 2013

$2.3m

SERIES A

May 2011

$1m

EARLY VC

Total funding: $3.3m

Company benefits

Holidays increase with years of service
25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
Work from home opportunities
Private medial insurance

Leadership

Jason Trost

(CEO)

Started his career in finance, including at UBS. Studied Computer Science at Northwestern University

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